China: Former Gansu province Party chief stands trial for corruption

Wang Sanyun, former chief of Gansu provincial committee of the Communist Party of China, stood trial on Thursday in a court in Zhengzhou city, accused of using his position for bribe-taking.

Prosecutors say Wang’s law violations took place during his stint at multiple government and Party organization posts from 1993 to 2017, including when he was the deputy Party chief of Guizhou Province, governor of Anhui Province and Party chief of Gansu.

Wang was also former vice chairman of the Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee of the National People’s Congress.